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About Cliff Kayser

Cliff is an experienced organization development (OD) consultant, executive coach, and leadership trainer overseeing Polarity Partnerships' east coast operations out of Washington, DC. In 2017, Cliff became a founding partner of the 501(c)3 organization the Polarities of Democracy Institute and in 2018 the healthcare coaching/consulting firm, SixSEED Partners. Cliff is a faculty member at American University's Master's in OD and KEY Executive programs and is a Coaching Fellow for George Mason's Accredited Coach Training Program under the Center for the Advancement of Well-being. His past work experience includes VP of Organizational Development and Training for The National Cooperative Bank, Senior OD Consultant for The Washington Post, and Corporate Manager of Human Resources (HR) and Training for The Washington Post Company. Cliff earned Master's Degrees in OD (2007) and HR Management (1998) from The American University and his Coaching Certification from Georgetown's Executive Leadership Coaching Program in (2008). He is a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and a graduate of the 2-year Polarity Mastery program (2010), and has served as the program dean since 2014.

Just Tao It, Chapter 74: Declared Values & Demonstrated Values

By |2026-07-02T09:12:03-04:00July 1st, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

  See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapters 74 (Unpublished): When people will die for what they value, threats have no hold. When values yield [...]

Just Tao It, Chapters 34 & 40: Giving & Receiving

By |2026-06-29T13:33:52-04:00June 29th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

  See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapters 34 and 40 (Unpublished): 34 It is flowing through all, in all directions. It is giving, big [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 14: Ever-present & Boundless

By |2026-06-28T15:50:24-04:00June 28th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

  See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 14 (Unpublished): Looking, you can't see It. Listening, you can't hear It. Reaching, you can't grasp It. [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 28: Experience & Innocence

By |2026-06-24T17:10:30-04:00June 24th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

  See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 28 (Unpublished): By being the feminine while doing masculine, There is natural presence. It returns, What is [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 20: Becoming Yourself & Belonging Together

By |2026-06-23T14:17:21-04:00June 23rd, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

  See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 20 (Unpublished): Let go of analyzing too many things. Hold on to the ones that truly sustain. [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 32: Direct & Gather

By |2026-06-20T10:07:19-04:00June 20th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

  See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 32 (Unpublished): It can’t be grasped. It is all, and smallest. From It, the Universe. When leaders [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 41: Patterns & Mystery, Redux

By |2026-06-15T10:41:54-04:00June 12th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 41 (Unpublished): Approached thoughtfully, It opens heartfully. Approached rigidly, It disappears from view. Approached carelessly, It becomes a joke. [...]

Just Tao It, Chapter 61: Confidence & Humility

By |2026-06-15T10:43:35-04:00June 10th, 2026|Both/And Polarity Leveraging, Just Tao It, Polarity Thinking|

See the Series Introduction for Just Tao It, Part I: HERE See the Just Tao It Series Introduction Tao/It on-ramp, PART II: HERE See Just Tao It, Chapter 1: HERE From my interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 61 (Unpublished): A great country is like a fertile valley, serving from a low place with humility. Like a [...]

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